Bottle-washing apparatus



Aug. 5, 1930. M. J. KREUTZER 1,772,393

. BOTTLE WASHING APPARATUS Filed 0 ':t.1.7, 1928 INVENTOR.

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 5, 193

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE MICHAEL J, xnnurznn, or nAYron. oHro norrLn-wAsirIne APPARATUS sitates the inverting of the bottle'and place ment upon the apparatus, with-a natural;

' down pressure so as to cause the opening'of.

a pressure regulated valve; permitting the cleansing fluid to enter the'b'ottle and wash the same, and upon release ofthe manual pressure the valve being closed by the pressure of the cleansing liquid. r

A further object of thisinvention 1s; the

provision of an improved pressure regulated valve inconnection with my bottle washing apparatus set forth in Patent #1',667,59

granted to me April 24, 1928.

. A furtherobject ofythis invention is the 29 provision of improved bottle .washing ap'paratus which may be used inconnection with anordinary household fountain; being at tachable or detachable with respect'thereto quickly, and including a valve which is ordinarilyclosed by pressure of the liqu d passing from the faucet, but whichmaytbe openedby natural manual pressure. asthe bottle or apparatusfor cleansing.

7 Other ob'ects and advantages .iof th1s 111-. vention will be apparent during the course ofthe following detailed description.

In the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification,andwherein simiotherarticle is brought into positionupon'jthe i lar reference: charactersfdesignate jcorresponding parts throughout the'several views,

7 Figured is across sectionalvievw taken through the improved bottle washing ap'pa ratus, showing a-bottlej; in position forwasha water-faucet. v a

,Figure 2 is a fragmentarysectional view,

, Figure is a cross sectional viewztakeni 'substantially on thepline 3- 3 of Figure 1.

-Figures 4,5, 6 and]? are details of theim-1 proved pressure regulated valve and its attaching and mountingparts. 1 a

ing and the attachment of the appar'atusto Application filed October 17,1928. s ria nd 313,090.

In the drawing, wherein fortlie purpose of illustration is shown butapreferred embodiment of the invention, the letter A may generally designate the improved bottle washing apparatus, which may include a body B, having an improved valve G mounted by means D upona faucet or other member F so that the water passing through the latter may operate upon said valve G or pass the same into the body B. The latter-is provided with means for supporting a bottle K thereon in an inverted position for washing;

Thebody B may be ofany approved material, and preferably comprises a cylindrical chamber 10 entirely open atthetop thereof for receiving means E. Thebody B furthermore includes a downwardly tapered bottom 11 converging to a lower opening which is relatively restricted. Anoutlet tube o'rconduit .14 is laterally connected with the portion 10 ofthebody B,- for permitting the liquid to pass therefrom after the bottle has been washedyand axscreen 15 may cooperateover this if foundnecessary inasmuch as small granulated members or shot 16 are placed in the body Btoassist in the cleansing operation, as will be subsequently mentioned. Themeans E is more" specifically set forth in my patent above referred i305 and comprises a supporting portion 18 having a reduced shank 19 adapted to fit in theltop opening of the chamber 10 of the body B, and-being provided with a spiderQO in the chamber 10 which vertically supports a tube or elongated nozzle 21.

Thenozzle 21 is provided with a passageway 23 therethrough, thru which wateriand the shot16 may pass;

The tube ornoz zle 21 at it lowerend i flared at 25, and faces the 1 lower open and of the body B,in annular spaced relationwith the tapered walls 11 of thefbody B, so, that the, shotim )I1l lj 1y enter the same. I The nozzle 21' extends vertically; upward, above the' means In :thefsupport 18 is provided a resilient bushing :30, intowhich. the neck.

31 of thebottle K maygbe inserted whenthe 7 bottle K inverted; in. order to} position the tube 'orlnozzle 21 in the neck portion of the bottle, so that the cleansing liquid and-shot? may readily pass upwardly into the bottle thebody seats, when the nut 60 is threaded for cleansing the same.

The means D preferably comprises an elbow 35, in right angled formation, having a passageway 36 therethrough and at its upper end being internally screw threaded at 37.. At its opposite end it is connected with a second right angled elbow 38, and therewith forms a Ushaped connection. A swivel connection 39 is used to connect the elbow 38 with the nozzle F, in such relation that the screw threaded opening 37 faces and opens Vertically upward.

A bushing or valve seat 40 is screw threaded into the opening 37, having an upper "polygonal shaped wrench engaging head 41 thereon, and internally having a passageway 42 adapted to snugly and slidably receive the valve member 44 constituting part of the valve structure 0. Thisseat 40 is provided with a downwardly facing tapered or beveled valve seat 45, which is beveled in a downwardly divergent relation, for seating cooperation with the valve body 44. c

The valve member or body 44 is elongated, having a reduced axial passageway 47 therethrough, which terminates short of the lower surface 48 of the body '44, and is laterally intersected by a pair of diametrical ports 49, inright angled relation,v which open exteriorly upon the valve body, as shown in Figures 3 and6 of the drawings, and elsewhere. 'At itslower endthe valve member 44 is provided :with a bevel flanged end 50 of a nature toseat on the bevel surface of the valve seat 40, to close off communicationof the ducts 49 from the passageway 36 of the connection D, as is'shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, and in which case the lower surface 48 of the valve'member is flush with thefplane of the lower edge of the valve 59 of a special nut 60,'with which to connect the body B of the washing' apparatus to the valve structure; This specialnut 60 is pro 'vided with a frusto-conical hollow body portion \61, adapted to fit within the lower 1 tapered end'of the body B, in wall fitting en,- gagementtherewith; the bocbl 61 having a tapered chamber 62 therein whichfldown I not fall downwardly 'thereinto.

wardy converges into communicating rela? tion; with a restricted passageway 6 4disposed axially through the screw. threaded shank 59 and openingat the lowerendi thereof. Thefshank 59 when screw'th'readedin' the socket 581. alines the passageways 471aiid 64, andxthe upperend of the passageway 64 r is restricted sufficiently that the shot 16c'an-,

Ahollowfrusto conical washer or centering piece '65'is provided, within which the lower taperedend of the sloping wall 11 of into the valve member 44 as above described, and as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

It should be noted that in the position of parts when assembled, the lower edge 67 of the seating piece 65 is in abutment with the top edge (58 of the valve member 44, and the taperedcsoclrct- 70 therein snugly receives the lower tapered end of the body B; the nut 60 being adjusted, at its screw threaded shank, into the valve member 44 to draw the tapered portion 61 snug within the lower tapcredcend of the body B. In this position of parts there is no chance for escape of liquid and the valve member is firmly connected to' the body B,':but'in a detachable relation. The length of the valve member 44 above the duct 49'is greater than the axial length of the valveseat 40, sothat the valve member may reciprocate in the valve seat and move downwardly to expose the ducts or ports 49 to the chamber '36- for passage of water thereinto and upwardly through the body B in a bottle washing relation. As an incident of pressure ofthecleansing fluid when the valve of the faucet F is opened, the water may act on the surface 48 and force the valve member 44 to a position where the tapered end 50 seats in the bevel seating surface 45 of the valve bushing 40, to close the ducts 49 so that none of the cleansing fiuid can enter the same and pass into bottle washing 1 relation through the body B. l i

Inthe operation of the invention the bottle K is placed in the resilient bushing 30 and the upper end of the nozzle 21 of course enters the bottle and upon manually pressing the bottle down the body B is moved and the valve member44 therewith to open the valve and permit water fromthe faucet F, the valve of which has already been opened, to enter the valve member 44 and pass upwardly therethrough and through the restricted passageway 64 of the special nut 60. The water entering the body- B discharges forcibly against the shot 16,- sending part of the same upwardly through the long nozzle tube 21 into bottle cleansing relation in a manner which is perfectly obvious.

' Various changes in-the shape, size, andarrangernent ofparts-maybe-made to the form Y of invention herein shown and described, without departing from'the' spirit of th'e'in vention'or the scope ofthe claim.

'In a device of the class described,- abottle supporting and "washing device including a casing-- with. a downwardly tapered wall, a

frusto' coni'cal washer having a-tapere'd socket forre'ceiving' theend of'the tapered wall therein, an" elongated valve member having a passageway t erethrough, afspecial :n-iit threaded in said valve member and engaged within the tapered wall to clamp the same in said tapered socket wit-lithe valve meiri Jer- 

